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Phoenix-based Freeport produced 1.87 million tons of copper in 2013 compared to 1.79 million tons by Codelco. Freeport reports a big jump in production from their Grasberg mine in Indonesia and operations in Africa.
The response from an industry insider when I shared the news, was "Finally!"
[Right, copper plates from Freeport's Morenci mine in eastern Arizona. Credit, Larry Fellows]
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